Sarkozy ramps up the racism to pitch for fascist vote

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a vicious racist campaign against Muslims, Jews and immigrants.

“We have too many foreigners on our territory,” he said last week, adding that immigration into France should be halved to 100,000 a year.

This latest outburst comes on top of other attempts to whip up hatred against minorities. Sarkozy has launched a campaign against halal and kosher meat, calling for new food labelling regulations to mark them out.